Journey of a Track Part 1 Not Over Yet Retrospective

The post last week about Depeche Mode's Enjoy the Silence has got me thinking about other tracks which have had radical make overs through the years and the one that is foremost in my mind is Grace - Not Over Yet which came out on Paul Oakenfold's Perfecto label in the early nineties. Here is the original radio edit.



In 1995, it was remixed by the Dancin' Divas and BT. Although the BT remix is by far the more famous, the Dancin' Divas mix was one I heard a lot personally and came to like despite being completely overshadowed by the notably legendary BT mix.

There are two tracks from the mid nineties that I consider the absolute pinnacle of dance music in that period. One of them is the Brothers in Rhythm remix of Billie Ray Martin's Your Loving Arms. The other is the BT's 12 minute long epic house remix of Not Over Yet. Both of these tracks had 2 minute long intros which were unheard of in tracks at the time. The intros weren't just dead space for the DJ to mix into, they were solid walls of ever building sound, constantly teasing the listener to the great bits to come. The sound engineering is just so good in BT's mix, it's hard to hear any frequency not being put to some use and it's also possibly the best use of flanging I've ever heard in a track.



Epic and life-changing are the two adjectives I would use to describe this track. Truly a zenith of dance music and one that has been hard to match since it's inception.

Jumping forward ten years to 2007, we have the Klaxons' guitar driven re-working of Not Over Yet, a fusion of rock and rave.



Then most recently in February 2008, we have an acoustic cover of a cover by England's Alison Goldfrapp. It was recorded exclusively for Jo Whiley's Live Lounge which can be heard on BBC Radio 1.



Not Over Yet has had a pretty interesting transformation in the last decade or so. From a slightly fluffy dance track to an epic dance floor stomper, from there to electric guitar driven rock single and finally to an unplugged cover. In the years to come, who knows what direction this classic tune will take next.